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Also, I learned about Malört’s existence through the asoiaf fandom and had to look it up because I was curious why American liquor had a Swedish name (”malört” means ”wormwood” in Swedish).
I’ve had the Swedish equivalent btw, it’s interesting for sure. But I don’t dislike it exactly!
I’ve had the Swedish equivalent btw, it’s interesting for sure. But I don’t dislike it exactly!
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Also, I learned about Malört’s existence through the asoiaf fandom and had to look it up because I was curious why American liquor had a Swedish name (”malört” means ”wormwood” in Swedish).
I’ve had the Swedish equivalent btw, it’s interesting for sure. But I don’t dislike it exactly!
I’ve had the Swedish equivalent btw, it’s interesting for sure. But I don’t dislike it exactly!
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Since @notacast.bsky.social and @manucleardevice.bsky.social mentioned Malört in their latest Dunk & Egg episode, I just gotta contribute the fun fact that Malört is based on a traditional Swedish liquor (brought to the US by a Swedish immigrant).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A4sk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A4sk
Bäsk - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bäsk
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Since @notacast.bsky.social and @manucleardevice.bsky.social mentioned Malört in their latest Dunk & Egg episode, I just gotta contribute the fun fact that Malört is based on a traditional Swedish liquor (brought to the US by a Swedish immigrant).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A4sk
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A4sk
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these are death camps
there will be no functional clinical facilities, and barebones staffing means that medical checks will be few and far between. medications will not be dispensed properly. disease will spread unchecked. there will be no place for people to meet with their lawyers. there will be no phone calls.
February 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM
these are death camps
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worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
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I got in SO MUCH trouble for this hugely viral tweet back in 2018 (from MAGA types mostly) but I stand by it (and in fact at the time the Auschwitz Museum defended me when people yelled at me that Auschwitz was a “death camp” not a concentration camp). My DENTIST congratulated me for this one
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I got in SO MUCH trouble for this hugely viral tweet back in 2018 (from MAGA types mostly) but I stand by it (and in fact at the time the Auschwitz Museum defended me when people yelled at me that Auschwitz was a “death camp” not a concentration camp). My DENTIST congratulated me for this one
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first they came for the billionaires and then they stopped coming, problem solved
February 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
first they came for the billionaires and then they stopped coming, problem solved
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The myth that centrists have either open minds or consistent politics with mass appeal comes more from buying into their own self image than empirical observations over the course of a period of time. Not every mean is golden.
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The myth that centrists have either open minds or consistent politics with mass appeal comes more from buying into their own self image than empirical observations over the course of a period of time. Not every mean is golden.
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All media should be publicly or worker owned
February 4, 2026 at 4:17 PM
All media should be publicly or worker owned
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i want you all to have resources and health insurance and also selfishly i want to be able to read a bunch of writers for the low price of $1 a week instead of choosing my favorite writers out of a hat to see who i can support this month
February 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
i want you all to have resources and health insurance and also selfishly i want to be able to read a bunch of writers for the low price of $1 a week instead of choosing my favorite writers out of a hat to see who i can support this month
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individual newsletters also don’t have the infrastructure for the more investigative journalism that risks lawsuits so we lose that when we tell people essentially to start a blog instead of having a robust newsroom with resources!!!
February 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
individual newsletters also don’t have the infrastructure for the more investigative journalism that risks lawsuits so we lose that when we tell people essentially to start a blog instead of having a robust newsroom with resources!!!
I think about this a lot
February 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I think about this a lot
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this is blueskys funniest and most serious self own yet. handing twitter the biggest fucking own goal on earth
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
this is blueskys funniest and most serious self own yet. handing twitter the biggest fucking own goal on earth
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This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
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"let people enjoy the super bowl" bold take sir, could also add "stop gassing children" but what do i know
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
"let people enjoy the super bowl" bold take sir, could also add "stop gassing children" but what do i know
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Gotta love the people who use the phrase "purity test" negatively because there's no non-evil way to describe the atrocities they're willing to ignore for their own sake.
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Gotta love the people who use the phrase "purity test" negatively because there's no non-evil way to describe the atrocities they're willing to ignore for their own sake.
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What literally everyone else calls “purity tests” are my ideological commitments and the moral imperatives upon which every political action I take is grounded.
October 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
What literally everyone else calls “purity tests” are my ideological commitments and the moral imperatives upon which every political action I take is grounded.
extremely infuriating when the fall of the Soviet Union which left millions in destitution directly ties to the large amounts of Eastern European women and girls who were trafficked in Epstein’s network
liberals learn that not everything bad in the world is russian challenge.
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
extremely infuriating when the fall of the Soviet Union which left millions in destitution directly ties to the large amounts of Eastern European women and girls who were trafficked in Epstein’s network
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liberals watching an american billionaire hang out with other american capitalists planning to influence american elections so they can buy up american assets cheaply during the collapse of america:
"hmmmm, where is comrade putin in all of this????"
"hmmmm, where is comrade putin in all of this????"
liberals learn that not everything bad in the world is russian challenge.
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
liberals watching an american billionaire hang out with other american capitalists planning to influence american elections so they can buy up american assets cheaply during the collapse of america:
"hmmmm, where is comrade putin in all of this????"
"hmmmm, where is comrade putin in all of this????"
Don’t want to waste another day arguing with Stancilites but simply, if you are defending or redeeming this man I fucking hate you and think your politics suck
Stancil’s new “sympathetic” take on Pretti is that he lacked self control
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Don’t want to waste another day arguing with Stancilites but simply, if you are defending or redeeming this man I fucking hate you and think your politics suck
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the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades
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A simple ask, really.
Starbucks workers are asking customers to delete the mobile app amid their ongoing strike to push the corporation to reach a first contract with the union and to stop union busting
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Striking Starbucks workers urge customers to delete coffee chain’s app
Unionized baristas continue to fight for a fair contract and ask public for solidarity as strike stretches into third month
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
A simple ask, really.
easily the best ASOIAF shitpost since George read “The Foresaken” at Balticon
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
easily the best ASOIAF shitpost since George read “The Foresaken” at Balticon
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"Zionist" is what this movement calls itself. That is their word. It is their way to separate themselves from Jewish people who do not believe in colonizing Palestine. This cannot possibly be a slur.
Hasan Piker has been banned for 7 days for using the phrase "rabid ultra-Zionist pigs" directed at people defending the use of watch lists to track anti-Israel protestors in the US
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 AM
"Zionist" is what this movement calls itself. That is their word. It is their way to separate themselves from Jewish people who do not believe in colonizing Palestine. This cannot possibly be a slur.
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Man if my kids teacher did this I would BURN THE FUCKING SCHOOL DOWN
Kindergarten teacher called a prank ICE hotline thinking it was real. She called to report her 6 year old student to ICE to try to get them and their family deported.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
6 years old.
She does not enjoy hearing her own words and actions played back to her.
Kindergarten teacher wants kindergartener deported
YouTube video by Ben Palmer
m.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Man if my kids teacher did this I would BURN THE FUCKING SCHOOL DOWN